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  2. Mount Rushmore - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 December 2024. Mountain in South Dakota with sculptures of four U.S. presidents For the band, see Mount Rushmore (band). Mount Rushmore National Memorial Shrine of Democracy Tȟuŋkášila Šákpe Mount Rushmore features Gutzon Borglum's sculpted heads of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore ...

  3. Construction of Mount Rushmore - Wikipedia

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    Senator Peter Norbeck of South Dakota approved the proposal, and federal funding helped the project. Robinson asked architect and sculptor Gutzon Borglum to sculpt and design the monument. Borglum decided to use Mount Rushmore for the sculpture, since it seemed to be the easiest and most stable of the cliffs to work on. [1]

  4. Gutzon Borglum - Wikipedia

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    John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum (March 25, 1867 – March 6, 1941) was an American sculptor best known for his work on Mount Rushmore.He is also associated with various other public works of art across the U.S., including Stone Mountain in Georgia, statues of Union General Philip Sheridan in Washington D.C. and in Chicago, as well as a bust of Abraham Lincoln exhibited in the White House by ...

  5. Norbeck-Williamson Act of 1929 - Wikipedia

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    In 1928, the 70th Congressional session members Peter Norbeck and William Williamson formulated the code of law for the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Act. The Senate bill was passed by the United States Congressional session and enacted into law by the 30th President of the United States Calvin Coolidge on February 29, 1929.

  6. There's a secret room inside Mount Rushmore that stores ... - AOL

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    The Constitution, Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights can all be found there.

  7. The Racist History of Mount Rushmore - AOL

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    Located near Keystone in the Black Hills of South Dakota, this “shrine to democracy” has largely been seen as a symbol of patriotism and American greatness. While the 60-foot visages of George ...

  8. Lincoln Borglum - Wikipedia

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    James Lincoln de la Mothe Borglum (April 9, 1912 – January 27, 1986) was an American sculptor, photographer, author and engineer; he was best known for overseeing the completion of the Mount Rushmore after the death of the project's leader, his father, Gutzon Borglum, in 1941. One of his best-known works, a bust of his father, is on display ...

  9. I grew up Black near the Klan's 'Mount Rushmore.' In gaslit ...

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    In an excerpt from his memoir, "All the White Friends I Couldn't Keep," musician and activist Andre Henry connects the dots of historical American denial.